No I did not "even consider..." which is why I started this thread. As for the answer to your rhetorical question I fall back on the law of supply/demand. If the demand for SD boats in the PNW were about equal then the number of such boats in that area would also be about equal. My only evidence that there are far more deep draft boats is based solely on the configuration of boats for sale on the West coast. I am new to this and have never owned a saiboat and therefor confess a certain amount of ignorance as reflected in my questions. I am looking for helpful answers-not insinuations.